Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Rishabh Das Finishes Sixth in Asian Games Backstroke Final
Rishabh Das is an Indian swimmer competing at the Asian Games.
He qualified for the men’s 100-meter backstroke final by finishing fifth in the heats.
He swam the final in 54.77 seconds and finished sixth.
Xu Jiayu of China won the race and the gold medal.
Hidekazu Takehara of Japan won silver, while Juho Lee of South Korea won bronze.
Utkarsh Patil, another Indian swimmer, did not reach the final.
India’s swimmers in the 100-meter freestyle also did not qualify for the final.
India’s women’s table tennis team beat Indonesia 3-0.
Das is scheduled to compete in the 50-meter backstroke and a relay next.
Rishabh Das finished sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final with a time of 54.77 seconds.
China’s Xu Jiayu won gold in 51.98 seconds, followed by Japan’s Hidekazu Takehara and South Korea’s Juho Lee.
Das qualified fifth overall in the heats at 54.85 seconds, while Utkarsh Patil finished 12th and became a reserve.
Rohit Benedicton placed 12th and Akash Mani 23rd in the men’s 100m freestyle heats.
India defeated Indonesia 3-0 in women’s team table tennis, while its teqball campaign ended without a medal.
- Who
- Indian swimmer Rishabh Das, alongside medalists Xu Jiayu, Hidekazu Takehara and Juho Lee.
- What
- Das finished sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final after qualifying fifth in the heats.
- When
- The heats were reported on Sunday, while reports variously described the final as taking place on Sunday or Monday.
- Where
- Reports identified the venue as Tokyo or Nagoya, creating a location discrepancy.
- Why
- Das advanced by finishing fifth overall in the heats and then competed in the final.
- Final result
- Rishabh Das finished sixth in 54.77 seconds.
- Gold medal
- China’s Xu Jiayu won in 51.98 seconds.
- Other medals
- Hidekazu Takehara won silver in 53.93 seconds, and Juho Lee won bronze in 53.94 seconds.
- Qualification
- Das finished fifth overall in the heats with a time of 54.85 seconds.
- Other backstroker
- Utkarsh Patil finished 12th in 56.19 seconds and became a reserve.
- Freestyle heats
- Rohit Benedicton finished 12th in 50.25 seconds, while Akash Mani placed 23rd in 50.85 seconds.
- Other Indian results
- India beat Indonesia 3-0 in women’s team table tennis and won no teqball medal.
